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The primary purpose of this chapter is to demonstrate an alternative approach to the psychology of learning and memory. Although I shall stress the differences from mainstream psychology, there are occasions to show certain common touch points as well because the approach being articulated does claim to be within the purview of science.
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Giorgi, A. (1989). Learning and Memory from the Perspective of Phenomenological Psychology. In: Valle, R.S., Halling, S. (eds) Existential-Phenomenological Perspectives in Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6989-3_6
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